Some restaurants credit only Elite / VIP or Engaged members
 

Just found out the hard way that some restaurants only give rewards to Elite/VIP members :(. I seem to recall that RN might have listed this in previous versions of the website, but forgot about it and don't see it explicitly indicated now.

Mrs. dstan and I had split a big bill at Whym in NYC for our group holiday party - I maxed out the monthly limit for the restaurant and we put the rest on hers. I'm Elite and got my miles no problem, but she's only Engaged and did not receive her miles. Upon contacting customer service, they informed us that Whym only shows up if you're an Elite member. Sure enough, a search of aa.rewardsnetwork.com for locations in NYC shows 327 if not logged in, 338 as Engaged, and 359 as Elite. Had I known, I'd have tried to put the rest of the dine on another of my cards, but oh well, all the more reason for her to qualify for Elite status asap in 2008!

Apologies if this has been discussed before - I couldn't find a directly relevant thread, but would be happy to ask JDiver to merge if appropriate.

Thanks for the heads up. I had no idea.

Yes, I found this out the hard way also when not getting a 1500 dollar check split properly with a couple of my non-elite members. I have decided that early in the following year, I am going to take said co-workers to a little Austin, TX coffee shop that has .95 cent cups of coffee, and sit there and make them order 12 and pay for them separately.

Mrs. dstan and I are planning on paying for each taco separately during the first week of January :D

I also found this out the hard way. Hubby has to missed the 3x1000 bonus. The moral of the story : always log in as the payer and check if the restaurant shows on the list.

Hmm....very interesting. Never heard of it and have never run into this issue. Good to know in case I accidently mislead someone and tell them they can get miles for dining at a restaurant...moral of the story: the iDine website is your friend. :)